{"id":424212,"date":"2026-02-13T20:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T20:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/424212\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T20:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T20:52:09","slug":"ascendance-announced-for-nintendo-switch-2-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/424212\/","title":{"rendered":"Ascendance announced for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Legacy-of-Kain-Ascendance.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img width=\"656\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Legacy-of-Kain-Ascendance-656x372.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-image size-post-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Legacy of Kain Ascendance\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Legacy of Kain: Ascendance is in development for both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, it\u2019s been announced. The game launches on March 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Legacy of Kain: Ascendance is a new retro-style 2D action platformer. The pixel-art side-scroller features Kain, Raziel, and Elaleth.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in learning more, check out the following overview:<\/p>\n<p>Nosgoth\u2019s dark fantasy world is brought to life through animated cut scenes and beautifully crafted pixel art gameplay. Each level filled with environmental challenges and puzzles that flow seamlessly into combat. Fly, fight, and unravel the past in a world of collapsing kingdoms, haunted ruins, and shattered timelines.<\/p>\n<p>Key Features<\/p>\n<p>2D Action Platformer: Chain melee strikes, evasive dashes, and supernatural attacks in fluid, vicious combat.Multiple Protagonists: Overwhelm the battlefield with Kain\u2019s vampiric powers. Play Raziel before his fall as a human Sarafan knight, then take flight for the first time in his vampiric form. The Vampire Elaleth introduces an aggressive playstyle focused on fast relentless offense.Original Score: Ascendance delivers a powerful original score by Celldweller.Returning Voice Talent: Reunites iconic Legacy of Kain voice actors \u2013 Michael Bell, Simon Templeman, Richard Doyle and Anna Gunn.<\/p>\n<p>Have a look at the first trailer below.<\/p>\n<p>Announcement Trailer<\/p>\n<p>The title will be available as a digital download. Head on over <a href=\"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/category\/platforms\/switch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for more Nintendo Switch coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Related<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Legacy of Kain: Ascendance is in development for both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, it\u2019s been announced. The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424213,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[155903,124100,155904,59,155905,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-424212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-bit-bot-media","tag-crystal-dynamics","tag-freakzone-games","tag-gb","tag-legacy-of-kain-ascendance","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}